New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-24
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| The Iron Steamboat Companys boats will make
| four trips to the ocean Pier at Long Branch to-day
| and the full forty-6ve minute timetable to Coney
Island will accommodate travel. The company also
announces a special excursion to Oscawana Island IN
the Hudson for morrow the boat leaving the Bridge
pier Brookyn at 80 M, Pier No. l, North River,
at o. and West Twenty thlrd-st at . ~, returning
| from Oscawana at p In.
The New-York Mercantile Exchange has appointed
the following TO represent the exchange at the
Canal Convention be held in Rochester next Thurs
| day: NJ Folsom +. b. Thurber, Georg, b. Douglas,
J. II. Seymour. ii. X. Miller, W. II. Duckworth and
Charles l.. Rckerson.
The Outing Club, OF the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, took a rambe upon Staten Island yesterday
afternoon.
carp weighing twenty-nlne pounds was brought
TO Fulton Market last week. 1t caught In the
Potomac River and sold to Mr.. Blackboard Who
said II tho largest carp caught In American
waters IT was finally bought by German VINO
paid twenty cents pound Tor IT,
The Rev. John T. Vine, of this city, has Just re-
turned from London. In June no preached In the
Great Assembly Hall, Mile End Road, which seats
5000 people At times hundreds could not get In
He will preach at the Central Baptist Church, Brook
Ign, for the Rev. DR.. Halsey W. Knapp during August
Assignments without preferences were yesterday
by Daniel s. Hammond to Monzo G. Yarnham and by
John !. ouinlan to John T. Fcnton
Croton water rents for the week, Elsa 800; licenses
issued. 2Is receipts, S545.
The Department Of Public Works. In compliance
With writ OF mandamus granted by Judge Potter,
q the supreme Court, yesterday issued permit to
the New-York steam Company to open the street
opposite No. 724 Flfth-ave
The County Convention Of the Prohibition party will
be held at Lyric Hail. Slxthave. below Forty-second-
st. on Tuesday ut Y. m Tor tho nomination ,t OF
candidates on city and county tickets TO be Votcd
for ut the rext election
The Veteran Association Of remen Of this city will
start September on trip to San Francisco A
schedule of time has been arranged by which they will
arrive there on the 10TH aud returning VIII reach here
October 1.
Professor Draper reports that the wind travelled
sol miles last week the mean barometer 29S74
inches range OF thermometer, Go to 90 degrees rain
fall, 90 inches
The premises Of Louis A. Cuttlsh. No. 10 Union
square, manufacturing jeweler, were damaged $1,000
yesterday by fro.
The newest features In the Eden Musee "General
Boulanger," "The Two Gladators," and Romo and
Juliet" All the accessories faithfully carried
out.
The United States Appraisers finished their work
% Their % be 6 6SSav to the
Martin Lewis, the forger, again before Justice
Reilly at tho Tombs yesterday. He waived examlna-
ton, and Justice Reilly held him In Sl5O0
BROOKLYN.
The Kings County Elevated Railroad is to be enjoned
by Henry Wiehl. a property on Fulton and
sactman SITS, on the ground that tho charter limits It
20 tho Old city line which was one block OF his
property. The foundations have already been laid
ono block east Of II. Tho Corporation Counsel has
build further than the city line The company will
contest the proceeding In The courts.
Theodore Jackson, for many years wcl-known
mnscl, wias committed by Justice Naeher TO tho
almshouse for thrcs months yesterday. Jackson has
been connected with many prominent minstrel roupes
and was at one time manager OF Hyde 4 Bonmams
he has been singing In public houses, lie nad Ms
At tho Navy Yard yesterday nearly 100 men In
tho construction department were placed on half tme
and 100 maohinists wore discharged from the steam
engineering department. 1t Is stated that the Sls,
charged men viii all return TO work next month "heh
tho August appropriation Is av ailable.
The report OF the Board OF Health for the first six
months Of the year that the deaths In Brooklyn
numbered 1896. 1hls L. an Increase OF 52l over the
ps rns Of sno to ho The estimate
S67,7SS. - '
lot has been purchased Cntonavc. by the
Hope Baptist Mission which new mission and
reading-r,om Is to he built The baldng Is to DO
90 by 100 feet and to seat 500 pupils; Work Is to
begin at so that the structure VIII be ready by
october 10.
The display of fireworks and "Fall of sebastopolr
at Manhattan Beach postponed last evening on
account OF the weather until TO morrow evening.
Tho wloughby Avenue Baptist Church has decided
To change its name 10 the Greene Avenue Baptist
Church It's new building OF which the concessions
stuyvesant.
certificate Of incorporation Of the Brooklyn Heat
and Power Company has been filed at Albany. It's
purposes as set forth TO furnish hot dir steam
Tho capital stock IA S25, 900.
Isaac Curlcy, of No. 433 uudsonave., and Frederic
Devon OF No. boa Flushing ave, have been arrested
and held for trial On complaint OF their wives for
abandonment.
Tho congregation OF the Bethel Synagogue In Noble
st has chosen tho Rev. A. Wohliuhn Tor Its rabbi.
lie has been In this country only short time, coming
from i'ru >sda, and has lived In Kew York Ito VIII
take charge of tho synagogue on the hIst OF tho
month.
The Board OF Assessors has taken final action In
tive ClintOnave. valuations, where reductions were
asked for by the property owners Between Willough-
by and Greene avos the basis of value Is 800 foot;
between Greono and Gates, 5000 foot: between
Gates and Fulton. $500: and between Fulton and
Atlantic sves reduction has been made nom S4Oo
10 $500 foot